Create free CG characters with Manuel Bastioni Lab 1.6.1
Updated: MakeHuman-style tool for creating custom 3D characters gets new hair library and hair shaders.
Sunday, January 28th, 2018
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Download free tree-generation software Tree It
Neat free tool offers a surprising range of control options, and exports data in OBJ and X formats.
Thursday, January 18th, 2018
Download Cinema 4D physics framework Effex 2.8 for free
Pioneering fluid simulation, particle and volumetrics tool, once sold for over €500, is now free on GitHub.
Tuesday, January 9th, 2018
Richard Rosenman releases Image Light Leaks Vol. 3
Hi-res texture overlays add realistic photographic effects to 3D renders. Download 20 sample files for free.
Sunday, January 7th, 2018
Get three free scanned 3D characters from Human Alloy
Download free human figures, one rigged for animation. FBX and 3ds Max formats; for commercial use.
Friday, December 29th, 2017
Download SideFX's free Physics Painter tool for Houdini
Neat free tool lets you scatter objects across a terrain and have them settle naturally under the influence of gravity.
Tuesday, December 26th, 2017
See the top five new features in Lumberyard in 2017
Read Amazon's list of key changes to its free AAA game engine, plus our pick of the best of the rest.
Sunday, December 24th, 2017
Eric Mootz makes all Mootzoid plugins free downloads
Get powerful particle and fluid simulation tools for Softimage, Maya, Modo and C4D for free.
Sunday, December 24th, 2017
Otoy releases OctaneRender for Unity
Powerful GPU-based renderer now available for viewport and offline renders in Unity. Free on one GPU.
Monday, December 18th, 2017
Download SideFX's free Skinning Converter for Houdini
Neat free tool turns the output of sims to lightweight bone-based animations to use in game engines.
Thursday, December 14th, 2017
Get Allan McKay's free 10-hour 'Decay' VFX training course
Recreate a horrific face-melting effect with this set of detailed training videos and full project files.
Wednesday, December 13th, 2017
Appleseed renderer gets new native Maya plugin
Version 1.8 of the open-source physically based renderer also adds procedural objects, render-time instancing.
Tuesday, December 5th, 2017
Download over 200 free kitbash and layout models
Constantin Paschou's amazing TFMStyle asset pack ranges from machine parts to entire buildings. OBJ format.
Sunday, December 3rd, 2017